Game of skill



J. KECKEIS.

GAME OF SKILL.

APPLICATION man lAN.22, 1921.

Patented May 9, 1922.

IN VEN TOR. JKecke/is.

JOSE KEcKErs, or PORTLAND, OREGON.

GAME OF SKILL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1922.

Application filed January 22, 1921. Serial No. 439,120.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osii KnoKEIs, a citizen of United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Game of Skill, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in games of skill, in which a ball is sent along the handle of a paddle to be deposited in a designated hole in the paddle.

The objects of my invention are tofurnish a game which tests and improves steadiness of hand, and is further adapted to provide mirth and amusement for a social gathering.

I attain these objects with the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. I is a perspective view of the entire apparatus.

Fig. II is a plan view of the paddle with part of the handle broken away.

Fig. III is a section through Fig. II along the line A.A.

Similar numerals indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

A handle 1 is provided with a longitudinal bore 2 and a longitudinal groove 3 at the upper side. Attached to the far end of the handle is a flat body or paddle 4 having a number of openings 5 distributed over the upper surface, and the grooves 6 in the surface near the edge. Said grooves slope from the starting point at either side of the handle toward the center line of the paddle opposite the handle and terminate in a depression 7 which communicates with a bore 8 in the body of the paddle and further with the bore 2 in the handle. Intercommunication between the openings 5 and the bore 8 is established by the individual tunnels 9. i

In operation, the player grasps the handle near the end in one hand, and deposits a ball (either marbled or steel ball, preferably the latter) in the groove 3 near the hand. By proper manipulation the ball will roll on to the surface of the paddle and drop into a hole either previously designated or otherwise. A designated hole may receive a higher count than a hole which is accidentally reached. If the holes are missed the ball will be caught by the groove 6 and deposited in the depression 7. In either case, a slight upward tilt of the paddle will cause the ball to roll back to the near end of the handle where it may be caught in the palm of the free hand.

To make this game more difficult and thereby more interesting, the upper surface of the paddle may be made slightly convex, in which case it requires an extremely steady hand to land the ball in a designated openmg.

The number and position of the openings may, of course, be varied.

Having thus described my invention, it will be seen that my objects have been accomplished, and, though I have shown the preferred form of construction, I reserve to myself the right to make minor changes providing I do not violate the spirit and principle of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a game of skill, a hollow handle, a groove in the handle, a flat body at the end of the handle, a plurality of apertures in the upper surface of the flat body, the groove in the handle leading onto the upper surface of the flat body, a groove encircling said flat body in the upper surface near the edges, tunnels in the flat body for the apertures and the groove, said tunnels intersecting and leading to the hollow handle, whereby a ball rolling from the groove in the handle onto the flat body will return to the open end of the hollow handle.

2. In a game of skill, a hollow handle, a groove in. the handle, a flat body at the end of the handle having a plurality of apertures distributed over the surface of said flat body, a groove in the upper surface near the edges of said flat body, tunnels from the apertures to the hollow handle, whereby a ball rolling from the groove in the handle on to the flat body will return through the aperatures to the open end of the hollow handle.

3. In a game of skill, a handle having a bore throughout the longitudinal axis, a longitudinal groove in the upper surface of the handle, a flat body attached to one end of the handle. a tunnel through the flat body in alinement with the bore and terminating in an open pit near the edge of the flat body opposite the handle, grooves in the upper surface of said flat body, said grooves beginning near the handle on each side there-- of, proceeding parallel With the edges of the Hat body and terminating in the pit, apertures in the upper surface of the flat body on each side of the center line, cross tunnels connecting the apertures with the 

